Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-09
Addresses of Welcome Delivered by
Mayor Broiles and T. j. Powell,
Esq.-Response by the
President.
An Enthusiastic Reception Extended
the Old Heroes, and Their Hearts
Are Made Young agsin-Ad.
diuonal Members.
Many of tho Visitors from a Distancs--Old
friendships Renewed and Old Times
Lived Over Again.

Early In the morning the old veterans.
in obedience 10 the habits of lifetime,
were sstir, and the hotel rotundas were
crowded. Large numbers arrived on the
morning 5rsin to attend the reunioa, and
these were busting around getting their
badges and registering their names.
The headquarters at the Ellis hotel
were crowded, and many were the greet
ings that were seen as recognition &C.
CURED
"You belonged to Mississippi RIFFS,
didn't your"
you're from Missouri, amt you?"
81 think l know you," another would
say, "though have not seen you since
we left the City OF Mexico"
Sand where is Comrade - who was
in - company"
"And where is this one, and where is
that one?" Was asked again and again,
with the usual monotonous answer, "He's
dead"
Indeed, it seemed that only these who
we're present had still defed the end; all
the absent were gathered to their fathers.
About 10 O'Clock the procession formed
ana marched towards the opera house.
They mustered 1876, and every man 8
brick. The opera house YVES eppropri-
ately decorated. Rare plants and ex-
quisite flowers, indigenous aud exotic,
gave forth raVi9hing fragrance; the
walls showed the artists hand, min
gled with feminine touches Of grace
aud beauty. Athwart the stage was
stretched huge United States flag grace
fully loopad in the center and leading the
vision to 81 excellent portrait OF the city's
father, the laRented + NJ, Dsggett. On
large stresmer, upon which were the
words, "Welcome, Mexican Veterans"
WAS suspended an oil painting Of General
Sam Houston, and upon q table in front
WAS bust Of the same old warrior. There
were flowers and festoone, pictures and
paintings, everything, in fact, which
lends attraction TO building. The Fire
mans band discoursed several splendid
e1rs, both in front of the opera house and,
later, in the building. The secretary and z
few of the officers took positions on the
stage and in few minutes the following
gentlemen were invited to join them
General S 3 Maxey, Rev. DR.. George,
Captain S P. Ross, General W. P. L4ne,
Colonel J. K. Ashby, Colonel Finch, DR..
DeShiell, j. W. Bringhurst. Hon. Silas
Hare, Colonel McNeeley, Colonel j. w,
Hsli and Major Donaldson.
On molten of General Samuel Bel
Maxey, it was unanimously carried that
all Mexican veterans who were enrolled
on the books of the secretary of the zsso-
cietion or who might enroll themselves
during the session should be considered
members Of the national organization.
This was done as preliminary step to
expedite matters and simplify joining
| the association.
General M D. Manson OF CrGTfords.
vile, Ind, president Of the National Asso.
citation of Mexican Wary eterans, arose and
| briefly announced the programme OF pro-
ceedings, concluding by introducing the
Mayor Of the city, who had to welcome
the veterans, task which he performed
very neatly:
MAYOR BRoILEs' SPEECH.
Mr.. President and Members of the Mexican
War Association of the United states:
l have the pleasure Of extending to you
in behalf of the whole people Of Fort
Worth, hearty welcome. I feel thai
this is an occasion, to do justice to which
would require the language of e Webster
or the eloquence Of 8 Demosthenes OF
q Cicero-aye, to do a tenth Or one
hundredth part of justice to the
occasion. am no orator and cannot in
du!ge in any extended or extensive
speech; simply come to you with an old
fashioned, hearty welcome. Our actions
and our words, inspired by and coming
from sincere and patriotic hearts, indi
cate the spirit in which we receive you
and speak our feelings louder than Car
any mere words Of mine. App ause
Let me call your attention to one picture
which you will see looking down upon
you from the ceiling above. 1t is the
picture Of your old friend and comrsde
Captain + M Daggett. Applause
think can hear his soft, sweet whisper
bidding you a "we]ccme. comrsCes.
He is not only loved aud honored by you,
but he is regarded, and justly so, as the
| father of Fort Worth. His noble acts il
peace as we'll as his vslor in wsr have
made him great in al hearts. He hal
gone now to the great unknown land
there to awsit your coming in the nesl
future, which will witness also your arC
our departures. 1t is pleasant end mos
gratifying to realize that in our presenct
are those heroes who with him often raj
lied around the American flag, and built
upon firm foundation this glorious com
| GEy O1 ours. OuCG uIOIt L WSlCOuc SCu
Applause.
MR.. PowRLL's ADDRESS.
At the conclusion of Mayor Broiles
speech he introduced TO the audience Mr.
7. j. Powell of this city. who had beer
happily chosen the ortsor OF the occasion
Everybody that knew Mr.. Powell expect
ed fine address, and they were Tot dis
appointed. Everybody who did not know
him, ana looked upon his rather boyish
or ct best, sophom0rical appearance, ex
pected sky scraplng, transforming hur
rah; all sound and fury signifying moth
ing, aud they were very much, and very
sgreesblY, disappointed.
You want to read the speech do youi
Well, Just wait till you come it; yor
are getting right close to the beginning
OF it.
Mr.. Powell was in excellent voice al.
belt somewhat nervous. The building
was filled pretty well and many ladies
graced the occasion. A sea of silvery
heads lay in front of him, and hundreds
of friends awaited to hear him. We have
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